1080i and 720p mixed time line

I asume that that you can have mixed formats on the time line but one format will have to be rendered each time its added the the t/l. the formats are 1080i amd 720p.
cheers angus

No...they are both 16:9. Just resize the other to match.
Best to capture one in the other format if possible, to avoid rendering.
Shane

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Hi, I have a shoot coming up where I'll need a second camera. My primary camera for this project so far has been a JVC GY-HD200UB, shooting HDV 720p 30fps. Both of my second camera options only record HDV 1080i (a Sony HVR-A1U and Canon XH-A1). I'm leaning towards the Sony because it seems to handle low light a little better and it will be a dark location. How should I handle the 1080i footage in regards to my 720p project? Down convert it to a new file, then import? Just bring it into the same project and scale to fit? Will it be glaringly obvious that some shots are interlaced? Has anyone here mixed footage? What were the results? Thanks! JB

Hi,
I'm using CineForm AVI for both 1080i and 720p.
The best I've found is to bring 1080i in the 720p project as a separate Sequence
and then scale one down on 720p timeline.
Mixing both on same timeline drive Premiere CS4.1 crazy in my case.
But I didn't make a lot of research.
Good luck

1080i and 720p footage going to 576i DVD?

Hi.
Just getting my head around the best way to attack this.
I have a pile of 1080i and 720p footage which needs to be edited together with the final destination being a 576i DVD.
Now, being a country that uses interlacing and as at least half of my footage is interlaced, it seems a bit of a waste to
convert the 1080i to 720p and then convert it all back to interlaced again with the DVD encoding. So wondering about the merits of an intermediate 720i timeline? So the same settings as the 1080i but 1280x720 dimensions.
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1.) They will be the same aspect ratio (16:9, square pixels), but each will take up more or less room within the frame than the other.
2.) If you start a 720p sequence, then yes, anything larger than 1280x720 will need to be reduced to fit entirely within the frame.
3.) You can select "Scale to Frame Size" by right clicking on the video clip, or manually resize the video through the source video's Effect Controls box. In addition, with the advent of CS4, Adobe has added a nifty little feature that was absent from earlier editions of Premiere, including CS3, and that is "Maximize Render Quality." This feature is checked from within the sequence settings dialog box, or selected from your export settings, and ensures that any footage that is scaled to fit the native resolution of the sequence will be handled appropriately so that it maintains maximum visual sharpness and resolution.
Keep in mind that there are different flavors of 720p and 1080i, so in future posts it would be helpful to designate which one you are referring to. For example, HD is defined as having a resolution of 1920x1080, and 1280x720 with an aspect ratio of 16:9 and a pixel aspect ratio of 1.0, or 1:1. Panasonic DVCPROHD, through the use of line doubling, is actually 1280x1080 (1.5 pixel aspect ratio), and 960x720 (1.33 pixel aspect ratio), and Sony's HDCAM/XDCAM HD is 1440x1080 (1.33 pixel aspect ratio). Knowing exactly what format you are shooting in and what the native resolution you will be editing in will help maximize your results within the editing software and ensure that your video is not visually distorted. It will also offer you realtime playback direct from the timeline without the need to render, presuming you have a system that is up to spec.

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The 1080i footage was captured with AIC and the 720p with prorez 422. Can anyone tell me the best sequence settings for highest quality output (through DVI port at theatre) and for reduced rendering times?
Should the clips from one or the other be rendered and/or exported with certain sequence settings to better match? Any significant loss with this?
I also have to make SD dvds, but that's not a pressing concern.
The 1080i (Sony V1u) footage could be recaptured, but only if a significant quality improvement could be made another way. The camera was rented.
I've spent hours researching this with little results. To say I would appreciate any help would be a tremendous understatement!

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I have a completely rendered, for Neat noise reduction, time line that is just over 1 hour long by about a minute. This was an award ceremony for a client shot on Sony PMW320 camcorder with SxS card at 1080i 29.97 and set up the same in Premiere on the time line. Lights illuminating the stage at request of the CEO had been taken down much lower than they should have been because they were bothering him at the lecturn where he was speaking in pre-show checks. Consequently I had to use 12db gain which left me with a lot of noise. My plan was to use Neat noise reduction and take care of all the render times and mixing of two mono audio tracks in Premiere before giving him a Quicktime file to use in his FCP system and then he would be able to insert the reaction and floor shots from a 2nd handheld B camera which was mobile on the floor. I did not know if he had a good noise reduction software program himself and just wanted to save him all the labor.
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On the second and new project with the correct audio settings, I experimented with copying those same files from the camcorder to a different 1TB internal drive. I must have done that differently, maybe by hi lighting the separate clips together and dragging them into the drive, because when I imported them into the Media Browser this time they came in as 1 continuous file. And that is what is on the noise processed and audio mixed time line.....one continuous sequence with no cuts or breaks in it.
Twice now I have tried to export the completely rendered "continuous" sequence to a 64gb flash drive with the USB 2.0 connector on the Mac. Each time the process has taken about 7 and 1/2 hours and each time it has stopped at 18 minutes and 11 seconds in. 4.29GB copied for both tries. Does anyone see something here that explains why the export would stop short each time in the same place? No error messages, and no problem with RAM as I have the 48gb.   When setting it up and the export begins it shows in the window the full 1 hour length with the start and end points it will take it from.
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Ron

Sorry for the delay in getting back. I had woken around 3:30AM and got up to check the status of the 2nd export attempt, and when I found the same situation as the first attempt, stayed up to post here and see what reponses hopefully might be here when I got up in the morning.
Ann, there are no gaps on the time line as it is one continuous file, due I guess in how I saved it to the other disc. Just uploaded the one really good Neat profile I got on the individual file segments in the browser from the RAID drive that I had placed on the time line with the first sequence. The first three of those left a bit more noise in some spots, but a lot of noise still crawling on the right cheek of the CEO in the low light he saddled us with. Luckily the 4 try Neat really nailed it.
BUT....after typing the above I just re-inserted the Lexar flash drive and brought up its info and yep it does say, "MS-DOS (FAT 32)"    Uggghhhh! Bought it a week and a half ago from Office Depot in town. Wasn't cheap.... $178 plus tax. Still have my receipt, hopefully they will refund. This type of scenario is exactly why I bought that large a size ....64gb. To be able to have enough space to leave shooting job with a client if necessary and they could mail it back to me when the job was offloaded.
Is there any kind of flash drive that size then, that doesn't have the file size restriction I can pick up from on line or like a Frys please? I think the incredibly slow export was due to the 2.0 USB and all the Neat noise reducing information, plus HD codec I guess. 7 1/2 hour export and only 18 minutes out of the hour covered.. Are there any other convenient options to leave with a client, with maybe SATA connection, which would be safe to ship back to me in these situations that could take the jostling from shipping?
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The Help has a lot of info about the the Time Line but I can't find anything about its movment.

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http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere_elements
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I have say 100 pictures that I want to move into my movie, making a slide show of sorts.
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Sure is.
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Then, before you bring your pictures in, open them in a program like Photoshop Elements and make sure they are all no larger than 1000x750 pixels. Photo Elements has a batch change feature under the File menu called Process Multiple Files.
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How can a class access a variable on a MovieClip's time line?

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My captured video is all mixed up in the time line after capture

hi after i capture my video it gets all mixed up in the time line nothing is in the right order and it is all cut up. I don't know what happened I have successfully exported a video to idvd before and published it but when i tried to again this happened
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Lindabob

Thanks Linda,
Here's some more info for you:
This is my pet checklist for questions regarding FCP X performance - you may have already addressed some of the items but it's worth checking.
Check the spec of your Mac against the system requirements:
http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/specs/
Check the spec of your graphics card. If it's listed here, it's not suitable:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4664
Make sure you're using the latest version of the application - FCP X 10.0.3 runs very well on my 2009 MacPro 2 x 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon with 16 GB RAM and ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024 MB. I run it with Lion 10.7.3.
Check that you have at least 20% free space on your system drive.
If you have not already done so, move your Projects and Events to a fast (Firewire 800 or faster) external HD. Make sure the drive's formatted OS Extended (journalling's not required for video). You should always keep at least 20% free space on the Hard Drives that your Media, Projects and Events are on.
If you are getting crashes, there is some conflict on the OS. Create a new (admin) user account on your system. Do NOT import any of the settings etc from the old account - simply use FCP X from there - if it runs a lot better, there's a conflict and a clean install would be recommended - but remember, if you reinstall the system, and then use Migration Assistant (or anything else) to import all your old settings etc etc, you may well be importing the cause of the conflict in the first place.
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If you ever experience dropped frames, I strongly recommend you use ProRes 422 Proxy - it edits and plays back like silk because the files are small but lightly compressed (not much packing and unpacking to do) - but remember to select 'Original or Optimised Media' (FCP X Preferences > Playback) just before you export your movie, otherwise it will be exported at low resolution.
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http://assistedediting.intelligentassistance.com/EventManagerX/
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When I tgry to drop a video from the main screen to a time line with no secuence i receive an error with no number, just tell me the progran stop working and the program closes can you help me please

please someone who help me please
when I tgry to drop a video from the main screen to a time line with no secuence i receive an error with no number, just tell me the progran stop working and the program closes

You need to help us first ...
Computer specs:
OS, CPU, RAM, GPU, vRAM ... and also disc layout & connections can be useful (as in, "2 internal hard-drives and an external on Thunderbolt connection for exports")
Program specs:
Specific build of Premier Pro from the bottom of the "About" splash screen off the "Help" menu is best.
Footage file type: MXF, AVCHD, MOV, m2s, what?
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